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GELAVEX is currently constituted as one of the advisory parties of the OAS and has the role of Technical Secretariat trough the Department against Transnational Organized Crime (DTOC), in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 16-01 Rev. 1 issued by the Secretary General of the OAS in July 2016, and that creates the DTOC.
GELAVEX is made up of two Sub-Working Groups: (1) Coordination between Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) and Criminal Investigation Organizations (OIC) and (2) International Cooperation and Confiscation.
The 54thGELAVEX Meeting will be held on May 23 and 24, 202 2 in Washington DC in hybrid format and will be chaired by the Government of Ecuador, through the Financial and Economic Analysis Unit (UAFE). During the event, the two working subgroups and the chair will discuss the following:
2022-2023:
Working Subgroup on Financial Intelligence Units and Criminal Investigation Agencies:
- 1 Study of typologies related to the illegal collection of money, such as: pyramid schemes; Ponzi schemes; extortion loans, using as a front line activities carried out by virtual asset service providers; among others.
- 2 Guide to techniques and methodologies used by member countries in the generation of strategic analysis for the strengthening of advanced analytical capacities and the use of new systems and technological solutions.
Working Subgroup on International Cooperation and Forfeiture:
- 1 Implementation status of laws on extinction of ownership in the region and other forms of pre-conviction forfeiture.
- 2 Guide to procedures and best practices in asset seizure processes, including virtual assets and their proper administration and return.
Objective
- To report on the progress of the outputs in accordance with the approved Work Plan and the recommendations agreed at the 53rd GELAVEX Meeting, held in Washington, D.C., on November 16, 2021.
Participating Countries
34 State Parties
Chair
Vice Chair
Strategic Partners
Results
Progress reports on:
- 1 Study of typologies related to the illegal collection of money, such as: pyramid schemes; Ponzi schemes; extortion loans, using as a front line activities carried out by virtual asset service providers; among others.
- 2 Guide to techniques and methodologies used by member countries in the generation of strategic analysis for the strengthening of advanced analytical capacities and the use of new systems and technological solutions.
- 3 Implementation status of laws on extinction of ownership in the region and other forms of pre-conviction forfeiture.
- 4 Guide to procedures and best practices in asset seizure processes, including virtual assets and their proper administration and return.
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